22 January 2014

my little JAR

and it's a jewel of a book. diminutive-but with exquisitely detailed photography, JEWELS by JAR is part of the Met's exhibition of Jewels by the legendary jeweler-artist Joel A. Rosenthal, JAR

photographed on the midnight laid pages-JAR's Jewels are untethered from their worldly owners-to float as they should- in space-with space, infinitely as beautiful as their ancestors-the Camellia, the Butterfly.

the JEWELS are kept in a little black book a diminutive eight inches square & it is all fitted into a pink JAR slipcase.

"The ones that I fell for hook, line, and sinker were the
willow-leaved earrings of chrysoberyls and diamonds. There is no front
or back, no part that hasn't been given the same attention to detail.
The inside of the clasp is diamond-encrusted. It may help grip the lobe,
but that's not the point"-ST from Harper's Bazaar, Sept 2013.

I'm thinking that possibly a diamond-encrusted clasp, even where penetration is sometimes adopted, would carry the concept of care-worn to contradictory heights. D'you suppose it would be cheating, to fashion a little sleeve for this chic vise? That aside, I'm certainly with you all the way in the willows.

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My book HOW THEY DECORATED, for Rizzoli, was published in April of 2017. I have been an interior designer for over 30 years & have an abiding passion for the original, & history. Little Augury was born on New Year's Eve 2008. It began as a way of continuing a conversation with a beloved mentor & the promise to keep just a bit of his wit & wisdom alive by sharing it whenever possible. Little Augury focuses on interior design, art, literature, fashion & social history with an eye, always looking back to the past, in hope of understanding what is authentic & what will endure & what connects us to our environment. Always listening for the footstep on the old stair-the sound of lives that walked that way.